What people are talking about in 24 hours of LoHud.com: Police are searching for a gunman, who opened fire outside a Mount Vernon bar and shot four people — leaving one of them critically injured, early Wednesday morning. Mount Vernon is in such bad shape. I hope Davis can do… Read More →

What people are talking about in 24 hours of LoHud.com: The Journal News unintentionally received an email from state Sen. Greg Ball sent out to his campaign team, which urges one of his staff members to get letters to the editor “done” from constituents that includes specific campaign messages and… Read More →

What people are talking about in 24 hours of LoHud.com: The brother of the Empire State Building shooting victim is speaking out against news outlets that have published photos of his sibling’s body. Paul Ercolino said news organizations “gave Osama Bin Laden more respect” than his brother, Steven Ercolino, a… Read More →

What people are talking about in 24 hours of LoHud.com: The debate over burying power lines has gained momentum as Mid-Atlantic and New England regions have been hit with fierce weather. Many residents have called to embed lines in the earth due to increased neighborhood blackouts in the wake of… Read More →

Workers continue the construction of the main stage Thursday in advance of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. J. David Ake/AP The Republican and Democratic national conventions are, like everything else it seems, more social this year. Following the goings-on across platforms can be a challenge but rewards those… Read More →

What people are talking about in 24 hours of LoHud.com: The Metropolitan Transportation Authority vowed Thursday to fight a court ruling that the payroll tax helping to fund public transportation is unconstitutional. “Removing more than $1.2 billion in revenue from the Payroll Mobility Tax, plus hundreds of millions of dollars… Read More →

Trending on Twitter in the suburbs and the city this morning: — Empire State Building. A shooting just outside the iconic building ended with the gunman dead and three or four many people wounded this morning, according to the NYPD. Prayers out to the victims and everyone near the Empire… Read More →

What people are talking about in 24 hours of LoHud.com: Two 15-year-old friends who received text messages from a girl in the Chestnut Ridge rape case testified Wednesday that the 14-year-old asked for help. They didn’t call police or tell adults, one of the girls said, because she wanted the… Read More →

Trending on Twitter in the suburbs and the city this morning: — RNC, Tampa, Florida and #Isaac. Tropical Storm Isaac is still heading toward the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Monday. What? To outlaw the pill? To close another clinic?RT @politico2012: RT @politico: RNC: We have plan for… Read More →

What people are talking about in 24 hours of LoHud.com: A clash over videotaping ended Tuesday’s East Ramapo school board meeting early when Emilia White refused to move to the back of the room. White is among nearly 200 other parents suing school officials and board members, saying they have… Read More →